You are the creator. Your life is creativity. Your mission is to create something new! Perhaps no one has told you about it. Now it's time to find out who you really are. Just as a drop of water in its structure expresses the entire world ocean, so a person can express in himself all the qualities of the Supreme Creator. He is the most developed creative person. You are just a student who learns the basics of creativity, living an infinite number of lives. Through the disclosure of your creative potential, you will know yourself and at the same time you will know it. It turns out that you know it in yourself.

Man as a creative person

The study of creativity and creative activity is carried out by representatives of such sciences as philosophy, psychology, sociology, pedagogy, history, art criticism, etc. This concept can be compared with such concepts as “life” and “activity”. There are two approaches to the definition of the concept of "Creativity".

The first is when creativity is understood as innovation. Creativity is an activity characterized by originality, originality, leading to the creation of something qualitatively new, socially valuable and humane. The second is when creativity is the creation of spiritual values, where the Creator himself is clearly manifested. Only the development of your creative abilities and the creation of something new can give you great Happiness.

Happiness is knowing yourself as the Creator...

Happiness is to Create Here and Now...

Happiness is to bring your Creativity into this world with Unconditional Love.

Notice when you experience the highest peak of happiness? When you do something based on your inner creativity. Therefore, you can imagine such a small chain ...

DEVELOPMENT - CREATIVITY - HAPPINESS

BE - DO - FEEL

Therefore, it can be concluded that

ONLY A CREATIVE PERSON CAN BE HAPPY!!!

Ask yourself a few questions right now.

Who am I? Who am I?

What are my talents? What is the creative potential?

What is my creativity? What do I do with love in my spare time?

If you have all the answers, then congratulations! You are a true creative person.

10 signs that you are a creative person

Do you like to dream...

... so much so that you "fall out" of reality. Creative people are always dreamers. Many may think that dreaming is just a waste of time. But no. Neuroscientists say that imagination activates the same processes in the brain that are directly related to creativity.

Do you like expressing yourself...

… always, everywhere, in everything. A creative person can be immediately recognized by appearance. Non-standard punk hairstyles, bright colors of clothes in the wardrobe, a lot of tattoos on the body and so on. It will be fatal for a creative person if they are not allowed to express themselves the way they want to. My expression is my personal blog that you are currently reading. Here are my ideas, thoughts and my creativity.

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Looking for new experiences...

… in books, movies, things, travel, etc. For a creative person, it is important to “eat creative food” for emotions and mind more often. Dullness on about us! Everything new causes new connections in our brain, which then appear as something new. No wonder they say that we return from travels as completely different people.

You take risks…

...and you don't care what other people think. Creative people constantly face misunderstanding. Often their work is not appreciated by anyone. Many famous creative personalities became such after death, when their work began to be recognized. Always take risks and do what has not been done before you!

Learn from your mistakes...

…and you get a great experience. Edison made 10,000 attempts before he created the light bulb. Do it, do it, do it again. No one has created anything new without errors. That is the meaning of all creativity - to look for something new.

Turning pain into a new product...

… because this pain is so strong that it needs to be transformed into something. Many songs, paintings, books, films were created in the conditions of heartbreaking pain experienced by the authors. My 7 Spheres personal development project was also born out of this pain. It is terrible to understand that your children will also suffer in this world and there will be no one to tell them what to do in this life.

You often feel like you're wasting time...

… when you create for hours on end. This often happens to me. I think with you too. I can neither eat nor drink. Just do your own work. Do you know why hunger disappears? Because you feed on the love that's inside of you. Do more, eat less!

Acting out of intrinsic motivation…

… and not out of a desire for reward or external recognition. You just enjoy doing it. Enjoying your creation? So you are on the right track. Often external motivation leads to the fact that a person does not do what he should do in life. Don't go down this path. Listen to your intuition!

10 Skills for Developing Your Creative Personality

You will agree with me that of all human activities, creativity is the only way fill our lives with the brightest colors. It allows us to expand our consciousness, to do new and interesting things, to be closer to using our creative potential. Sometimes you look at great musicians, artists, artists and say to yourself: “I wish I did this!”. Why not. Everyone is born with creativity. You just need to find it in yourself and start developing it. I will tell you about the skills that will help you develop a creative personality.

dreaming skill

This is the very first skill to develop. I'm a terrible dreamer. Sometimes I fall out of the “real world” into the world of my ideas and incredible dreams. With the help of imagination, in seconds I come up with a new design for my apartment or the architecture of the future personality development center "7 spheres of life". I am often told that I am flying in the clouds. You landed already. But I don't want to. I'm happy there. There I am the real Creator. I create what I want! Dream and imagine more. Creativity without imagination is simply impossible.

Concentration Skill

Any thing that you can imagine in your imagination can appear in reality. It takes a lot of energy to materialize an idea. If you look at most creative people, they are very energetic. They seem to have an Energizer battery in them. But you need to be able not only to accumulate energy, but also to be able to concentrate it. I can sit for hours writing another interesting article for my blog until it becomes perfect. But that doesn't mean you have to be hyperactive. Not at all. You need to be able to both concentrate and relax.

Faith Skill

According to your faith it will be given to you. These are well-known words from the Bible. Believe in your creativity. I often see that a person feels somehow deprived, because he cannot discover the creative principle in himself. With each new creation, with each new goal achieved, faith in oneself becomes truly powerful. If some idea of ​​creating something great is stuck in your head, then you already have everything you need for this. Just act! They already believed in you Higher power and you don't believe in yourself.

Discipline Skill

On the one hand, the creative process must be treated cheerfully and playfully, as children do. On the other hand, the skill of discipline must be developed in a creative person. When working on a project, creative people tend to show perseverance and determination. When we look at great artists, painters or other creative people, on the surface, everything seems so fascinating and simple. But in fact, to become a creative person, you need to work very hard. Every day for several hours.

Rebellion Skill

The development of human creative abilities is impossible without rebellion. Such people always see the world somehow in their own way, so to speak, outside the box. Personally, I see the whole process of personal development and education quite differently than it is now. Therefore, a new rebel has already been born in me, who does not want to put up with the current state of affairs. We must educate harmonious and creative personalities, and not specialists with an incomprehensible baggage of knowledge that becomes obsolete every year.

Openness skill

Always be open to the new, even if it goes against established dogmas. If there were no creative personalities, the world would not change. Something is being created every second. Every second someone is being criticized. Why? Because people are afraid of change. Change is always death. And we are all afraid of death. Each time we die and are born again. Do not be afraid to die and then you will be open to everything new and unknown.

Solitude Skill

Nikola Tesla once said: “In perpetual loneliness, the mind becomes sharper. You don't need a big laboratory to think and invent. Ideas are born in the absence of influence on the mind of external conditions. The secret of ingenuity is in solitude. Ideas are born in solitude. I fully agree with him. Every day I practice at least 1 hour of silence. Creative people definitely need to listen to themselves, their intuition, their creativity.

Observation Skill

This skill follows from the previous one. My frequent observation, interest in life and people help to generate a variety of creative ideas. There are two roles to play in life. The role of the actor or the role of the observer. So most people play the first role. The actor is given a speech, they come up with a production, a script, and so on. He is a performer. The one who invents all this first observes the process around. Play two roles, but do not forget about the observer, who is the Creator!

love skill

Creative people don't just enjoy their work, they passionately love it. But passion alone does not lead to great accomplishments. Imagine a writer who is so in love with his work that he doesn't want to change a single line of it. And a musician who does not strive for the best sound. A creative person must not only love his work, but also be objective, constantly criticizing himself. Learn to separate your love for yourself from creativity itself. Improve your creations without too much pride.

Responsibility Skill

Not all creativity is created out of love. You can create something out of fear, anger, resentment and other negative emotions with which you can be filled. For everything that you create, be responsible. Perhaps your work will bring someone a lot of suffering. Don't run away, don't give up on it. Know that everything has two sides of the coin. Do not think that creativity is such a bright concept. Not at all. Create with love and responsibility!

To be creative, it is not necessary to carry a guitar around with you, wear bright, mind-blowing scarves, and constantly be “in character”, portraying thoughtful and meaningful arrogance. Really talented people are alien to any kind of hypocrisy - pretentious attempts to create in order to "look creative" contradict the idea of ​​real creativity, which cannot be separated from life itself.

1. You are impulsive and irrational

Sometimes you tend to take risky and rash actions, not paying attention to the rational advice of others. Your own whims are enough for you great importance, so instead of the “reasonable” conformist “I need everything to be like people”, you more often say to yourself: “I will do it this way, because I want to!”. This can manifest itself in anything - in buying a hot pink car (“You’re the CEO, you have to be more serious! I’d rather take a black one”), the desire to do what you love (“You have a law degree, and you play in a rock band, you have to think about the future!”), or, say, at a dinner party for friends, arranged with the last money (“It’s still two weeks before payday! Why did you have to spend everything on stupid gatherings with friends?”).

2. You see the difference between fantasy and reality.

Edgar Allan Poe once said: "Those who dream during the day understand much that eludes those who dream only at night." You probably often imagine perfect life” to which you aspire - unlike dreams, your daytime fantasies are much easier to realize. You can think about your dreams, evaluate your options and understand what steps you need to take to make them a reality. The main thing is to realize where the flight of your unbridled imagination ends and what really can be done begins.

3. You don't hide your feelings.

Creative individuals are usually emotionally open and impressionable people. When your beloved child “pleases” with his antics, or you are denied the publication of your masterpiece manuscript for the fifteenth time, your thoughts on this matter can be seen with the naked eye - they are literally written on your face. Creators are not afraid of their emotions, whatever they may be - negative or positive. When a storm of feelings picks you up, remember what Martin Luther King said:

"Each person must decide for himself whether he will move in the light of creative benevolence or in the darkness of destructive selfishness."

4. You value your creativity

Even when the result of your creative efforts is far from what you pictured in your imagination, you will never say to yourself: “I did all this in vain.” You are firmly convinced that there is nothing in the world like your creation, which means that you can be proud of at least the fact that you have created something new.

Of course, every demanding creator strives for perfection, but if it was not achieved in any particular case, you should not, in despair, cut into pieces not the most successful picture or burn the manuscript that you yourself did not like. Eleanor Roosevelt had an excellent opinion on this subject:

"No one will make you feel inferior without your consent."

5. You see more than others.

For you, the world is one big festive dinner with many guests: whirling eccentric grimaces, a roar of expressive voices, a parade of bright bulging characters. You are able to notice the subtle nuances of the life around you and describe them, passing through the prism of your own thoughts and feelings.

Some creative people carry a notepad or notebook around with them in which they write down their observations and impressions, but by and large, this is not necessary. Your brain is your lunatic asylum, your straitjacket and your psychiatrist. All the most important things happen in your head, and even an unspoken and unwritten thought changes the world around you.

6. You create opportunities yourself.

You hate routine, the measured course of life and narrow-minded stability. At the slightest sign of stagnation, you tend to throw yourself off balance by creating opportunities for creativity. Your life is constant communication, the search for new sensations and gaining experience. If you do not know in which direction to move, you go randomly and sooner or later find the road that will lead you to the goal.

7. You learn from your mistakes.

Failure can't stop you. You know that a negative experience is also an experience, any fiasco is just an occasion to reflect on your mistakes and learn from them. Your motto: "Good is not the one who never falls, but the one who always rises."

8. You are not afraid of risk

The act of creation, the creation of something new, requires a certain amount of courage and you are indeed a courageous person! For what you believe in, you are ready to conquer any peak, and even the possibility that your efforts will not give results will not deter you from trying to reach new heights. Seeing an obstacle in front of you, you do not turn back, but resolutely rush to the assault. Stephen Kotler of Forbes writes:

“Creativity is not an occupation for the timid. Lost time, tarnished reputation, wasted money - all these are side effects of an unsatisfactory creative activity.

If it seems to you that there are too many unfortunate blunders, remember his other statement:

"All talented people often fail, and brilliant people fail even more often."

9. You surround yourself with beauty.

As you know, talented people are talented in everything and you are no exception. You try to find your unique style in everything, from decorating your home to cooking dinner. For you, life consists of means of self-expression and you remain true to yourself, regardless of the opinions of others about your activities. Moreover, criticism only motivates you, forcing you to bend your line even more confidently. As John Wooden, the famous basketball player and successful basketball coach, said:

“Whatever you do, surround yourself smart people who will argue with you."

10. You follow your dreams.

Truly creative people are only happy when they are doing what they love. It does not matter how much money creativity brings and whether friends and relatives understand this obsession - as in love, in creation there are only two: the Creator and the offspring of his genius. You can write imperishable novels on scraps of paper, create amazing sculptures from plastic bottles, and use the walls of your own entrance as a canvas for your pictorial masterpieces.

If you are one of the creators, you do not need fans, recognition, awards, and conditions for creativity, the main reason for the realization of your fantasies is life itself.

Ecology of life. People: Neuroscience has proven that creative minds have different brains than other types of people.

Neuroscience has proven that creative minds have different brains than other types of people.

Science is not yet able to explain exactly how all these processes occur, but creativity is believed to involve several cognitive processes. It is difficult to say that a certain behavior is associated with creativity.

However, there are some different traits, behaviors and social influence influenced by creativity.

Here are fourteen traits characteristic of creative natures

1. They are considerate

Creative people carefully observe everything around. They also love to watch people. Many creative people often carry a laptop, notepad, or camera with them to capture what they see. In many famous works It is the details that fascinate us the most.

For example, we see many nuances of human behavior in Jane Austen's novels. These small but captivating details breathe life into her works.

2. They are dreamy

When we were kids, most of us were told to stop dreaming. However, psychologists now say that dreaming and wasting time are not the same.

Dreaming is actually a complex brain process during which connections are made, understanding occurs, and new ideas are born. When we dream, we can look at life differently, imagining what it would be like to be someone else or to live in a world arranged differently. It can improve creative thought processes and lead us to new ideas.

3. They challenge the status quo

Creative individuals are often reluctant to accept things as they are. They want to change the world and feel their own importance. They ask questions like "What if?" and "Why not?" This helps them rethink their options.

Take, for example, the World War I poet Wilfred Owen. He chose to challenge the notion that dying for a country is great, and portrayed the horrors of war.

4. They regularly join the creative flow.

Creative individuals, when they are involved in the work, slip into the "zone". Also known as "flow", this state is described in Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's book. The author explains how the state of flow is achieved when we are working on something that we enjoy, as well as in moments when the situation challenges us. In a state of flow, creative work is much better.

Creativity doesn't mean multitasking. Often you just need to be distracted to get into the flow.

5. They have trouble finishing a project.

One of the downsides of being creative is that getting things done can be a real challenge. The initial stages of a creative project feel exciting and new, but that excitement can fade over time, as it does with most romance novels!

They can easily abandon projects when they become more difficult and complex. Creative individuals may also be distracted by another brilliant idea.

6. They see structures and connections.

What sets creatives apart from others is the ability to make connections. Creativity is often about connecting things that others might see as completely unrelated.

By discovering structures and connections that others overlook, creative people can create something new from the overlooked and underestimated. They see opportunity where others don't and use that to create something original.

7. They feed their souls

We can't constantly create new things if we don't take the time to feed our souls. Julia Cameron described it as "good stuff". She says, "We have to be mindful enough to consciously add to our creative resources as we use them."

Each person has different requirements for this content. Often this refers to the time you need to spend alone. Regardless of how we spend our time and what we do for it, soul nourishment is essential to continued creative expression.

8. They are open

Openness is the key to creativity. Creative people are very curious and love new experiences.

Being open to new emotions, creative people are fascinated by new information, sensations and feelings. They are constantly exploring external world and their inner self and remain open to new possibilities all their lives.

9. They are real

In a society that values ​​outward signs of success more than a rich inner life, creative individuals may fail. However, they are moving in a different direction. The creative process is part of what makes them who they are.

As a result, creative individuals remain true to their vision of the world around them and follow their dreams, rather than striving for success and popularity.

10. They create in cycles

Creativity has its own natural rhythms that cannot be changed, just like the seasons. In the life of any creative person, rapid changes occur: periods of productivity are replaced by a desire to remain completely calm - and vice versa.

Creative projects begin with an incubation period, and only after a while they are ready to see the light. Creative people succumb to these cycles instead of being obsessed with consistent performance.

11. They don't believe in themselves.

Creative individuals suffer from the same doubts and self-confidence issues as everyone else. When an artist struggles to find their place in life and win over an audience, a lack of self-confidence can be felt more acutely. Even highly successful creatives often find it hard to recognize the magnificence of their own work.

12. They are cheerful

Fortunately, despite the fact that creative people often doubt themselves, they remain cheerful. They should be like this. IN creative work there are many projects that go against the rules and often fail. This is where cheerfulness is needed.

Creative individuals cannot afford to take failure personally. The best way to reconsider your point of view on this - to recognize that this is not a mistake, but a useful experience.

13. They follow their passions.

Creative people are rarely motivated by material rewards. They find motivation in intrinsic rewards such as personal satisfaction, courage, and passion.

Artists create because something inside them demands it, not out of a desire for fame or fortune or a desire to please someone. Understanding that such intrinsic motivation leads to success can boost overall creativity.

14. They see life as an opportunity for self-expression.

Creativity is part of our self-expression. Everything we do comes from our own need for self-expression. Thus, our whole life can become creative project .

While some people may be more creative than others, I think that creativity is a quality we all have. If you look at own life, you will see that it is full of creativity. When we prepare food, renovate a room, choose equipment, or plant a garden, we are creating. The things we choose say a lot about us and are part of how we build our own lives. published

Creative people are talented individuals who love to be useful and do good to others. They like freedom, so any restrictions will be perceived by them as an infringement of rights. Many people assume that creative people are lonely, unhappy and do not live long. Fortunately, this is not always the case. Talent is given to a person by God, you just need not to miss the moment and start developing your abilities in time.

It is worth noting that among geeks there are really a lot of unfortunate people, since their work is not always clear to others. As a rule, in an average person, brain activity occurs within certain limits, and everything that goes beyond these limits is perceived as something unnatural and abnormal. For this reason, it is very difficult for creative people to survive in this cruel world, in which there are so many stable stereotypes and unwillingness to evolve.

Neuroscience confirms that talented individuals think and act differently. The thinking of creative people is literally designed to think uniquely, not like the majority. However, such a gift of nature can significantly complicate life and strain relationships with others. If you are familiar with a creative person, you have probably had the idea more than once that he lives in some completely different world. In most cases, trying to understand such a person is just as futile as trying to change it. In order to be able to adapt to such a person, you need to learn to look at the world through his eyes.

Continuous brain activity

The creative mind is a non-stop machine fueled by excessive curiosity. There is no special button that can pause and direct thoughts in a calm direction. Creative people constantly have various ideas that may seem unrealistic to many. A talented person in his frantic pace of life draws more and more strength to implement funny and sometimes crazy ideas.

Liar talent

It should be noted that creative people are excellent liars. Conducting a series of experiments has shown that such individuals are disposed to more intricate and complex lies. In addition, they themselves can easily figure out the deceiver. One of the manifestations of creativity is the unacceptability of existing patterns and the breaking of established stereotypes. Talented people easily perceive the unethical behavior of their own behavior, and also calmly relate to similar actions of others.

High degree of distrust

A gifted person tends to distrust even close people. Despite the fact that he quickly recognizes a lie, a suspicious attitude towards others is also a hallmark of talent. And this is not surprising, because in order to make a new discovery, you need to learn how to look at elementary things from a different angle. That is why a talented person questions everything, because it is much easier to create something new from scratch.

impudence

In the course of various experiments, it was found that modesty is not the lot of talented people. Many of them, as a rule, are proud of their abilities and skillfully use them, which allows them to fill themselves with an exorbitant price. In addition, a gifted person is very eager to show how impressionable he is and how much he can experience.

depression

Often talented people fall into depression. Many of these geniuses have various phobias: some are afraid of falling ill with an incurable disease, others are afraid to die young, and others even faint at the sight of a spider or cockroach. Psychologists in many countries have tried to find out whether depression is really associated with talent. After studying the data obtained from psychiatric clinics, they found that creative individuals are more likely to develop severe forms of mental illness. In addition, it has been proven that not only talent, but also similar disorders can be inherited.

It's hard to believe in yourself

Even if a person is confident in his abilities, over time he begins to ask questions: “Am I good enough? Am I doing everything right? Creative people constantly compare their work with the creations of other masters and do not notice their own brilliance, which may be obvious to everyone else. In this regard, creative stagnation is often observed when a person simply gives up, thinking that all his previous ideas were in vain and meaningless. At such a moment, it is very important that there is a faithful friend nearby who would help the master to survive this difficult period.

Time to dream

Creative people are dreamers, this helps them in their work. Many of us have noticed that the best ideas come to us when we mentally transport ourselves far from reality. Neuroscientists have proven that imagination turns on brain processes that are closely related to creativity and fantasy.

Time dependency

Most of the great masters admit that they created their best work either at night or at dawn. For example, V. Nabokov took up the pen at 6 in the morning as soon as he woke up, and Frank Lloyd Wright had a habit of getting to work at 3 in the morning and going back to bed a few hours later. As a rule, people with creativity rarely stick to a standard daily routine.

Privacy

To be as open to creativity as possible, you need to learn how to constructively use solitude. To do this, many talents overcome their fear of loneliness. Often, creatives and artists are perceived by others as loners, although in reality they are not. This desire for privacy can be important point in making the best work.

Overcoming life barriers

Many cult works saw the light as a result of their creator's experience of heartbreaking pain and strong emotions. Often, various problems become a catalyst that helps create unique and outstanding masterpieces. Psychology gave this phenomenon scientific name- post-traumatic growth. Researchers have found that often a strong shock helps a person succeed in a particular business, as well as discover new opportunities in himself.

Search for new experiences

Many creative people are constantly in search of new emotions and experiences. Unfortunately, some of them resort to alcohol and drugs to achieve this effect. It should be noted that a talented person is always open to new knowledge, she is quite intelligent and inquisitive. The transition from one emotional state to another is a kind of engine for the study and knowledge of two worlds, internal and external.

Beauty will save the world!

Creative people, as a rule, have excellent taste, so they constantly try to surround themselves with beautiful things. It can be not only clothing details, but also interior elements, paintings, books, jewelry. According to the results of some studies, it was revealed that singers and musicians demonstrate an increased susceptibility and sensitivity to artistic beauty.

Connecting dots

Creative individuals are able to find opportunity where others simply do not notice it. Many famous writers and artists believe that creativity is the ability to connect the dots that a common person I would not have guessed to connect in such a sequence. If you ask a genius how he combined these things, he will feel embarrassed, because he will not have an answer to this question. What is difficult for others is easy for a creative person.

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Talented people inspire people around them. That is why they and the creative process itself are shrouded in many myths and legends. People who would like to create, but are not sure of their abilities, often think that talent is something innate. And you need to first understand if you have it before you create something. However, Daniel Coyle, in his book The Talent Code, cites Scientific research, proving that talent is the same skill that a person has worked out tens of thousands of times and eventually mastered it masterfully.

We are in website dismantled the main stereotypes about creative people. By example for everyone famous writers, artists and musicians, we will show how masterpieces are actually created.

Myth 1: Deprivation fuels creativity.

We can see what really happens to a person of art in a critical situation, in the film "The Pianist". It shows how Vladislav Shpilman, one of the most talented pianists of the 20th century, survived in Nazi-occupied Poland.

In short: a person has lost his entire family, home and even the right to life. And these events did not contribute to his creative success.

A group of Austrian scientists conducted studies proving that small doses of alcohol make a person smarter and more original. To do this, you need to drink about 300 ml of beer or 100 ml of wine.

But increasing the dose slows down the brain and impairs mental functions. And with constant use, the effect will disappear even from 300 ml. After all, a person will need a larger dose for intoxication, and positive impact there will be no creativity.

What about creative geniuses? Many of them praised drinking both in life and in work. However, they preferred to create sober. Stephen King wrote his word norm during the day, and in the evening he switched to drinking.

Hemingway, though he liked to give advice in the style of "Write drunk - edit sober", diligently sat down to write every day until lunch sober. Perhaps they would be happy to work in intoxication, but the human brain does not allow even great creators to do this.

Myth 3. Drugs stimulate fantasy.

Famous creative personalities loved drugs no less than alcohol. But, as with drinking, their addiction is shrouded in a halo of romanticization, and ugly facts are erased.

Creative geniuses were at the same time ordinary addicts and used illegal substances for the same reason that all drug addicts do: to alleviate their condition. Some of them, like Hunter Thompson, have artistically described their drug experiences. But these were not the author's fantasies, but real hallucinations that all drug addicts experience, regardless of talent.

Simply put, drugs by themselves did not make a single person a brilliant creator. But they killed a lot of talented people.

Myth 4: A creative genius doesn't need a regular job.

Most of the people we know became “geniuses” at a fairly mature age. Some were in their 30s, others in their 40s or even older. All these years they (with rare exceptions) worked to provide for themselves, and were engaged in creativity at their leisure. For many, work has also served as a source of inspiration.

Some people think that a brilliant creator should be like Van Gogh, who lived in poverty and could not sell a single work. However, there are many more counter examples in the art world, proving that talent can manifest itself in any conditions.

Salvador Dali custom-created the Chupa Chups logo, by which this candy is still recognized all over the world. Jack Kerouac, after the success of On the Road, earned his living by writing and had book orders from several publishers. The fees did not prevent him from creating several more major works.

The creative profession is in some aspects the same as any other: it has its own buyer and the author receives money for it. Unclaimed creativity, appreciated much later, is rather an exception.

Myth 6. Geniuses create by inspiration.

For every genius, creativity is a constant systematic work. For example, JK Rowling developed the structure of the Harry Potter books, wrote down the characters and actions of the characters for almost 10 years and knew how it would all end by the time the 1st book was released.

Why is it difficult to create a masterpiece from inspiration? It's all about biology. When we learn something new, a neural network is created in the brain. If we exercise regularly - write, play guitar or football - neurons become covered with myelin sheath. And the more myelin around our chain of neurons, the easier and better new activity is given to us.

But the shell thickens only by constant practice. That's why constant training makes us more creative, free and original- give you the opportunity to create. If the neural network is poorly trained, we do everything slowly and poorly and remain at the level of amateurs and dilettantes.

Myth 7. Talent is innate

We have already mentioned above that neural networks are created and strengthened only through constant training. But everything is not so simple. A recent study by psychologists from Princeton proves that training alone is not enough for success.

Ultimately, the one who changes the established approach and traditions becomes more successful. There are many examples: Salvador Dali, who became a preacher of surrealism, or the Beatles, who blew up the world of rock and roll. All these people were so different from everything that was before them that they instantly went down in history.

But there is a big “but” here: a base is needed for a creative approach. By the time he created his masterpieces and hits, Dali already knew how to draw, and the Beatles knew how to play. None of them came up with anything worthwhile in childhood, although they had creative inclinations. To change traditions, you need to understand them, and this takes time..

Myth 8. Creativity is available only to people of art

Some people feel creative in themselves, but cannot realize them, because they work in a “boring” job. But actually creativity is available in absolutely any professions. Teachers need to think in an original way in order to interest the child in their subject. Even for a competent distribution of the budget, a certain creativity is required if the budget is limited.

Original thinking is needed not only in art. We use it both at work and in life to find non-obvious solutions to difficult situations or simply to express ourselves.

Some people are not worried about creativity as such, but about the bonuses that they will receive from it: fame, awards, money. We know a lot of people who really got it all thanks to their talent. But what percentage do they make up of all the talented and even brilliant? Actually very small.

When we imagine ourselves in the place of those who have already achieved success, we make one of the common errors of systematic selection - the "survivor's error". Pay attention to the winners, but ignore the losers- remained unknown during his lifetime or could not feed himself with creativity.

If you want to sober up yourself, read the biography of Kafka: the current literary genius was once an ordinary writer, worked as a clerk all his life, lived in one place and died at the age of 40. And he is far from the only genius with a boring biography. Talent is not a guarantee of a bright life, you should not hope for it.

Burned about 60 paintings.

There are many myths about talented people, but most of them are far from the truth when it comes to facts. The geniuses known to us expressed their abilities in completely different ways, had different inclinations, character and way of life. All that unites them is a real passion for their work. What myths about talent prevent you from being creative?